James Harry Crawford, M. D. Biogrpahy


	This biography appears on pages 39-40 in "History of Dakota Territory" 
	by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. IV (1915) and was scanned, 
	OCRed and edited by Maurice Krueger, mkrueger@iw.net.

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			JAMES HARRY CRAWFORD, M. D.  

	Since 1901 Dr. James Harry Crawford has been successfully engaged 
in the practice of medicine and surgery at Castlewood, Hamlin county, 
South Dakota. His birth occurred in Birmingham, Illinois, on the 14th 
of April, 1877, his parents being James Madison and Elizabeth (Carder) 
Crawford. The father, a farmer by occupation, has passed away.  

	James H. Crawford supplemented his early education by a high-
school course at Plymouth, Illinois, and subsequently spent four years 
as a student in Rush Medical College of Chicago, which institution 
conferred upon him the degree of M. D. in 1901. In the same year he 
located for practice at Castlewood, South Dakota, and this has since 
remained the scene of his professional labors, his patronage having 
steadily grown in volume and importance as he has demonstrated his 
skill and ability. He belongs to the Sioux Valley Medical Association 
and made a creditable record as health officer of Hamlin county from 
1907 to 1911 when he was serving in that capacity.  

	On the 1st of January, 1905, Dr. Crawford was joined in wedlock 
to Miss Mary E. Madden. Her father, William Madden, of Pennsylvania, 
was one of the pioneers of Brookings, South Dakota, locating there at 
the time the railroad was built. He is now in California, while Mrs. 
Madden is at Castlewood, South Dakota. Mrs. Crawford was the first 
female child born in Brookings. The Doctor and his wife have one son, 
James H., Jr., who is two years old.  

	Dr. Crawford gives his political allegiance to the republican 
party, while his religious faith is that of the Catholic church. He 
finds recreation in motoring and is highly esteemed in both 
professional and social circles of his community.